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Danial Steels scored 23 points as Frost opened up district play with 43-23 victory over Coolidge on Tuesday night.
Kerens 80, Rio Vista 55: Tobyus Thomas had 16 points and Kevin Townsel added 15 as Kerens rolled past Rio Vista 80-55 to push its record back over .500 at 6-5.
Buffalo 85, Rice 81 (OT): Dalton Pike scored 35 points and Ragan Henderson had 24 points, but Rice fell in overtime 85-81 to Buffalo in a 23-2A thriller on Tuesday night.
GIRLS
Mildred 53, Riesel 35: The Mildred Lady Eagles defeated the Riesel Lady Indians 53-35 to improve to 2-0 in district 23-2A. Riesel drops to 1-2 in district play.
The Lady Eagles were plagued by fouls for most of the contest but were able to pull away in the end.
Olivia Farmer led all scorers with 23 points and Brianna Weaver added 10 points for the Eagles. Savannah Pritchett chipped in 8 points and had four blocks.
Hubbard 63, Bosqueville 54: Kate Saucke had 17 points and Nakaila Banks added 14 as Hubbard beat Bosqueville 63-54 in a non-district game.
Hubbard’s junior varsity also beat Bosqueville 35-10.
Coolidge 43, Frost 33: Frost lost for the first time this season, falling to the Lady Polar Bears 43-33 on Tuesday night in a District 19-1A DII.
Diana Rio led the way with 11 points for the No. 9-ranked Lady Polar Bears.
BOYS
Tuesday’s Summaries
Frost 43, Coolidge 23
Frost 9 7 14 13 — 43
Coolidge 8 2 7 6 — 23
Frost — Danial Steels 23, Maliko Bruce 8, Julius Gray 5, Colton Clayton 3, Jacob Stroder 2, Andrew Jackson 2.
Records — Frost 2-2, 1-0 in District 19-1A DII.
Kerens 80, Rio Vista 55
Kerens 16 24 24 16 — 80
Rio Vista 2 16 11 24 — 55
Kerens — Thomas 16, Townsel 15, S. Sayles 8, Ward 4, Faulk 4, Betts
13, Tolliver 10, Jock 2, Modester 1, Warren 7.
Rio Vista — Angley 14, Jimison 17, Crowe 9, Chavez 2, Stulin 10, Howe 3.
Records — Kerens 6-5.
Buffalo 85, Rice 81 (OT)
Rice 13 19 24 20 3 — 81
Buffalo 16 23 22 14 7 — 85
Rice — Daniel Arteaga 8, Jones 8, Dalton Pike 35, Raven Huffman 6, Ragan Henderson 24.
Buffalo — Jones 15, Hartley 12, Paule 17, Kolb 7, Martin 2, Adams 21, Cunningham 9, Miller 2.
Records — Rice 7-7, 0-1 in District 23-2A; Buffalo 1-0 in 23-2A.
GIRLS
Tuesday’s Summaries
Mildred 53, Riesel 35
Mildred 16 7 15 15 — 53
Riesel. 9 10 7 9 — 35
Mildred — Savannah Pritchett 8, Shelby Adamson 3, Brianna Weaver 10, Maddie Moore 7, Olivia Farmer 23, Raeleigh Bottoms 2.
Record — Mildred 11-3, 2-0 in District 23-2A.
Hubbard 63, Bosqueville 54
Hubbard 10 22 21 10 — 63
Bosqueville 7 13 20 14 — 54
Hubbard — Kate Saucke 17, Nakaila Banks 14, Tea Parks 10, Jasmine Parks 8, Jamie Goodpaster 7, Pepci Jones 4, Dallas Fletcher 3.
Bosquevile — K. Veteto 13, McLennan 13, T Veteto 9, Brown 6, Light 5, Newton 4, Jackson 2, Donaldson 2.
Records — Hubbard 12-3.
Coolidge 43, Frost 33
Frost 8 14 5 6 — 33
Coolidge 13 10 12 8 — 43
Frost — Madison Revill 4, Kadee Bowling 6, Dakota Lassetter 6, Jasmyn Steels, 4, Diana Rios 11, Jae Moore 2.
Coolidge — D. Kirven 17, A. Jones 8, E. Kirven 2, B. Kirven 12, P. Busby 4.
Records — Frost 14-1, 2-1 in District 19-1A DII; Coolidge 13-1, 3-0 in 19-1A DII.
Sports
GC Hoops Roundup: Steels scores 23 for Polar Bears in 43-23 win
Kerens boys bounce back, beat Rio Vista 80-55
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Morgan: Solid shape - Despite injuries, Rangers just fine
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GC Softball: Sam Rayburn ends Hubbard's run, 7-2
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GC Baseball: UPDATE: Dawson, Windthorst at Brock, 10 a.m., Saturday
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Melton collects two more hits, but Aggies fall to Miss. St., 6-4
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GC Baseball: Unbelievable - Windthorst plates 6 in seventh to stun Dawson
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NC Baseball: Bloodlines run deep for top hurler
Lukas Schiraldi will likely be drafted in the first five to six rounds in June’s Major League Baseball draft. Navarro’s right-hander already has signed with the University of Texas. His baseball career will continue at the next level after the JUCO World Series.
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Melton homers again as A&M tops Vanderbilt, 5-0
Parker Ray pitched eight-plus innings to lead Texas A&M to a 5-0 victory over top-seeded Vanderbilt on Wednesday in the second round of the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament. Hunter Melton of Corsicana homered for the second straight day.
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GC Softball: Single focus - Hubbard has sights set on steady Sam Rayburn
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